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Originally Posted by Heather Jeane
It's even more important to understand that it's not a matter so much of other countries being closed to other ethnic groups so much as other ethnic groups (for the most part) are happy enough to stay in their own home lands. It seems many European countries, while having less diversity, have far less problems with racism when there is a minority present.
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People, of all races, go where there is opportunity. Yes, some have been moved or displaced involuntarily. But these days (and for the last couple hundred years) migration patterns are based more on economics. No one's happy "staying in their own home lands" when there are no jobs or resources. Immigration is a challenge to developed nations everywhere, including Europe. France, Great Britain, Spain and Italy have all seen influxes of non-Europeans (particularly North Africans) seeking a better way of life for themselves and their families. The racial tensions there, while different, are no less pronounced or intrenched (particularly in France) than they are in the U.S.